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Dance
Featuring a curtain raiser showcasing DKC Young Talents.
Act 1 – WiW (Woman-in-waiting)
Inspired by Tamil Sangam poetry, this new solo Dance-Theatre piece by eminent Bharatanatyam artist Divya Kasturi is boldly sensual. In her signature engaging style Divya captures the bottlenecks and breakthroughs of a restless inner journey.
Time plays the dominant narrative in this performance. Be it the midnight that sparks off speech, words, thoughts, stories or a stillness that reverberates spiced with a mixture of anxiety, restlessness, hope, memory, despair leading into Act 2.
Act 2 – Genesis
Developing from the themes of WiW, Divya’s ensemble choreography is influenced by Indian poet Arundhathi Subramaniam’s writings. Genesis traces a dreamlike narrative that begins with ‘birthing’, ending with a note of ‘self-discovery’, all weaved with the everyday experience of waiting and searching.
Photo credit: Jo Cork
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Sun 2nd Nov 2025
6.30pm
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“Divya Kasturi's recent work "Genesis" was nothing short of extraordinary. Her choreography seamlessly blends the rich traditions of South Asian dance with elements of contemporary dance. Divya possesses the remarkable ability to guide her dancers on a creative journey, empowering them to explore and embody her practice. This process results in a distinctive and rich movement quality that is uniquely their own. As a brilliant choreographer, Divya continually pushes the boundaries of her art form, creating performances that are both culturally rooted and refreshingly modern.”Baptiste Bourgougnon, Director of Undergraduate Courses and International Development, London Contemporary School of Dance
"Divya’s work at London Contemporary Dance School with the BA2 & BA3 students has been outstanding. With the BA2 students, she has spent a term facilitating and guiding the students through South Asian dance practices in a detailed and challenging way to enable the students to grow and develop in these practices from a place of authenticity and ownership. Divya has an expert ability to enable students to meet these classical styles through a contemporary lens and understand how learning these practices will allow them to grow as versatile performers and choreographers. Divya’s choreographic work Genesis with the BA3 students was a masterclass in the meeting of movement, music, rhythm, South Asian and Contemporary practice. She was able to bring the BA3 Contemporary dancers to a thoroughly embodied place with the fusion of South Asian and Contemporary through their own individuality. The choreography took the audience on a beautiful visual and aural journey, thoughtfully crafted by Divya."Josh Slater, Deputy Director of Undergraduate Courses, London Contemporary School of Dance
“Striking imagery, arresting play between the musician and the dancers, makes 'Genesis' a most enjoyable piece.”Sanjeevini Dutta, Editor, Pulse Magazine and Kadam